Midday Edition: 10 May 2025

The Midday Edition of News Fix for 10 May 2025, straight from the Newstalk ZB newsroom - bringing you everything you need to know in news, politics, business, entertainment and sport.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
No, the news talks had been newsroom. This is newsfacs.
In this update, a teenager is in critical condition in
hospital after being pulled from a Cambridge house fire by
an off dirty cop. Emergency services were called to the
Brennan Place address about ten pm. The teen remains in
hospital and a scene examination is being carried out today.

(00:25):
There's no suggestion of suspicious circumstances. Pakistan is claiming missiles
which fell on Indian territory were fired by India themselves.
Tensions at the border are continued to escalate with reports
of explosions in the region of Kashmir. Al Jazeera says
Indian officials report at least three people injured following drone

(00:46):
sightings and explosions this morning. Pakistan Armed Forces spokesperson Armad
Shari Chadri told Al Jazeera a six Indian ballistic missiles
fell on their own territory. He says any more from
Pakistan are a defensive The Patsa Army is only responding
to the unprovoked fighting that is being done by the

(01:08):
Indian military. New Zealand's Catholic leader has opened up about
his time in the secretive conclave electing the new Pope.
Sixty nine year old Robert Prevost was elected the new
pontiff after the fourth round of voting yesterday. New Zealand
Cardinal John Due is only the third ever New Zealander
to be involved in the centuries old process. He says

(01:29):
there are some similarities to the recent Oscar winning movie Conclave.
Jue says all of the cardinals are gathered in the
Sank Deay Marthe and the entrance to the chapel was
also similar. Ukraine President Vladimir Zelenski has confirmed his country
will host a meeting of world leaders this weekend. The
BBC reports the coalition of the Willing Group, led by

(01:51):
France and Britain, will be held in Kiev. A via
video link. During another meeting with European leaders in Oslo,
President Zelensky says, if Ussia keeps dragging out the war,
sanctions are needed to the US and all of you.
You know what hurts Russia the most. That's news. In Sport,

(02:13):
New Zealand cyclist Corbyn Strong has recovered from a nasty
four to finish eighty first out of one hundred and
eighty two riders in stage one of the prestigious Guero
Detelia Strong is already three minutes a drift of the
leading bunch of thirty six riders. Mixed fortunes for Kiwi
IndyCar drivers in qualifying for tomorrow's Indianapolis Grand Prix. Scott

(02:34):
McLachlin is wrapped to be on the second row of
the grid, but Marcus Armstrong will start fifteenth in Scott
Dixon told Sky Sport he's gutted to be sixteenth. The
car feels quite good. I don't really know what we're
missing as be kind of frustrating to be honest. Major
relief for New Zealand cricketers, coaches and commentators caught up
in the Indian Pakistani military conflict. New Zealand Cricket reports

(02:57):
all of those involved in the Pakistani super have successfully
exited the country and the Indian based contingent have either
left or are awaiting flights. That Sports, I'm Sandy Hodge.
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